Khalifman, Alexander
World ChampionAlexander Khalifman won the 1999 FIDE World Championship as an unseeded player, defeating a strong field in Las Vegas to become one of the most unexpected world champions in chess history. A highly respected chess trainer and author, he produced a comprehensive multi-volume opening series that became standard reference material for professionals.
Total Games
2342
Wins
691
Draws
1405
Losses
246
29.5% wins60.0% draws10.5% losses
Most Played Openings
E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation52E12 - Queen's Indian Defense51E11 - Bogo-Indian Defense50D85 - Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation44D15 - Slav Defense: Geller Gambit35D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack33C42 - Petrov's Defense32D43 - Semi-Slav Defense30B66 - Sicilian Defense: Richter-Rauzer Variation, Neo-Modern Variation, Early Deviations27E05 - Catalan Opening: Open Defense, Classical Line25
Featured Games
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Khalifman,A vs Lutz,C
FIDE WCh KO
2000
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Lautier,J vs Khalifman,A
FIDE WCh KO
2001
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Ganguly,S vs Khalifman,A
FIDE WCh KO
2001
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Khalifman,A vs Shulman,Y
WCC
2005
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Svidler, Peter vs Khalifman, Alexander
Tilburg rapid20
1994
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Khalifman, Alexander vs Romanishin, Oleg M
WchT 4th
1997
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Shirov,A vs Khalifman,A
Tal Memorial Rapid 2019
2019
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Shulman,Y vs Khalifman,A
WCC
2005
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Inarkiev,E vs Khalifman,A
WCC
2005
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Shulman,Y vs Khalifman,A
WCC
2005
View PrintGames (2342)
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0-1Minsk tt 1986 A43
Yudasin, Leonid vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1986 C73
Khalifman, Alexander vs Dvoirys, Semen I
1-0URS-ch53 1986 B90
Khalifman, Alexander vs Huzman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1986 C07
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kaidanov, Grigory S
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1986 C82
Khalifman, Alexander vs Tseshkovsky, Vitaly
0-1URS-ch53 1986 D85
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gurevich, Mikhail
1-0URS-ch53 1986 E20
Malaniuk, Vladimir P vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch53 1986 E11
Khalifman, Alexander vs Smagin, Sergey
1/2-1/2URS-ch53 1986 E04
Gligoric, Svetozar vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2Plovdiv 1986 D19
Ehlvest, Jaan vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1986 E44
Khalifman, Alexander vs Mikhalchishin, Adrian
1/2-1/2Minsk Int 1986 C92
Yakovich, Yuri vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1986 B74
Balashov, Yuri S vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch53 1986 E92
Khalifman, Alexander vs Tukmakov, Vladimir B
1-0URS-FL 1986 E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Psakhis, Lev
1/2-1/2Minsk Int 1986 A32
Khalifman, Alexander vs Dorfman, Josif D
1/2-1/2Minsk Int 1986 C91
Yudasin, Leonid vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch53 1986 B76
Khalifman, Alexander vs Uhlmann, Wolfgang
1/2-1/2Plovdiv 1986 C09
Khalifman, Alexander vs Yermolinsky, Alex
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1986 E18
Barbero, Gerardo F vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Plovdiv 1986 E90
Khalifman, Alexander vs Kupreichik, Viktor D
1-0Minsk Int 1986 C61
Kurtenkov, Atanas vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0Plovdiv 1986 B26
Gunawan, Ronny vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Minsk Int 1986 E81
Lputian, Smbat G vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch53 1986 D03
Khalifman, Alexander vs Novikov, Igor A
1/2-1/2URS-FL 1986 B97
Khalifman, Alexander vs Azmaiparashvili, Zurab
1/2-1/2URS-ch53 1986 B09
Azmaiparashvili, Zurab vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1URS-FL 1986 E13
Balashov, Yuri S vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0URS-chI 1985 E52
Khalifman, Alexander vs Sturua, Zurab
1-0URS-ch U26 1985 D34
Khalifman, Alexander vs Blatny, Pavel
1-0EU-ch U20 1985 E12
Kharitonov, Andrei Y vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch U26 1985 E04
Briffel, Francisco vs Khalifman, Alexander
0-1Moscow-B 1985 E81
Dreev, Alexey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch U26 1985 C54
Khalifman, Alexander vs Novikov, Igor A
1-0URS-ch U26 1985 E04
Kupreichik, Viktor D vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-chI 1985 C42
Khalifman, Alexander vs Georgiev, Krum
1-0Moscow-B 1985 E62
Khalifman, Alexander vs Basin, Leonid
1-0URS-chI 1985 E04
Khalifman, Alexander vs Dimitrov, Vladimir
1-0EU-ch U20 1985 D16
Moskalenko, Viktor vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0URS-ch U26 1985 A90
Kruppa, Yuri vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0URS-ch U26 1985 B60
Neverov, Valeriy vs Khalifman, Alexander
1-0URS-ch U26 1985 E99
Vyzmanavin, Alexey vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-ch U26 1985 E47
Khalifman, Alexander vs Lerner, Konstantin Z
1-0Moscow-B 1985 E12
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ehlvest, Jaan
1-0URS-ch U26 1985 B80
Khalifman, Alexander vs Korzubov, Peter
1/2-1/2URS-ch U26 1985 C07
Yudasin, Leonid vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-chI 1985 E36
Khalifman, Alexander vs Razuvaev, Yuri S
1-0URS-chI 1985 C91
Mikhalchishin, Adrian vs Khalifman, Alexander
1/2-1/2URS-chI 1985 E72
Khalifman, Alexander vs Ivanov, Alexander
1-0URS-chI 1985 E11